REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH

100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

200

"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.

SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.

300

"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.

TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.

400

The boulding manager said: " Your dogs are noisy"

The building manager said (that) our/my dogs were too noisy. 

500

"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.

I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.

TENSES

100

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...

PAST TENSE

200

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "SIMPLE PAST" TO...

PAST PERFECT

300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "WILL" TO...

WOULD 

400

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...

COULD

500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "MAY" TO...

MIGHT